Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-06


800, reusessuta4ives Pslitically the
lafs Hoass vas divided % fOllswg
osa. Ia.
OnfaFio. -
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Nova Scotia ~ =
Nsw Brunswick -.---..-..-.
Prince Edward Island. ---..- q
Manitoba. ...-....-..--.---
British Columbia. .......... "
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Mach unsasiness prevails - 70 Qas
bees attitude, aud anxiety ~ - the re
sult Of the vote on the ri Instant IL
atll be observed. hewever. that leaving
Qasbsc oaf Of the question entirely, re
r-insive ssrsngth Of both parties uas 81
Conservative and IS LibeFals-a Gov
erument majority Of IS Il 10 largely
90 this me- sTity that TIE Conservatives
are nou depending. That party assert
that the recent Oatario eiscti0ns cannot
be accepted 80 indicating the drift Of
pablic 90 nion IN DomIai0n issues IN
tnat provinces. e 10 quite true thst
there IL Z difference IN many Of the
constituencies. which Dave been gerry
nandersd to euis the views OF tb0se ID
political affinity with SIR Jshn Macdsn-
aid and Hon. Oliver Mewatt. which, 70
q certain extsut. may influence the
vote Of some Of the electoral oisiFists.
OF the ninety too constituencies nfty
eight returned Liberals 70 the House OF
Assembly. So cofnpiete sweep as this
vas 10 nos expected By the most san
Quine Of the LIBERAL party. They are
detsrmined 70 convert the present Don
sentative majority Of sixteen into q mi
nority Of about the same number. here
are various reasons for believing tnaf
they will be saeosssfni. The National
Policy bubble has ceased 10 ina8enes
shs votes of the farmers, Who. now find
ina themselves faxed 10 an enormous
extent for sheir reapsFs. mowers. plows,
waR ms, harrows and implsmenka o ali
descriptions, nails, hammers and their
clothing, while she prices Of Whest, oats,
barley and the prodacts Of the farm
generally are much less than they were
| il 1873, feel that they have been dslndec
By the CRY and will vote for the Liberals.
| The anti PapeFy cry raised by the 4ail
and the lsading members Of the Cos
servatIye PARTY. has had the eject Of
driving q very large percentage Of tae
Roman Catholics back into the Lib
eral fold, vhsrs they bad been prior
to the Hon. George Browne indie
Greet tactics of 1854-57. This body u
an influential one, and IN many OF
/ the districts its influ nee will. in ths
| future a. in the past, be felt at the bal
| lot b1x. The GRO. and anti SCOTT people
vill likewiss throw the pTepoudersnc9
/ Of their influence in the Liberal scales
The Scott act people are aware OF Whai
/ the Liberals have done for them IN thu
/ past. The liquor men feel that theJ
| and their interests have been betrayed
OF the Conservatives. They havs ths
| the pledge Of Mr. Blake that compensa
ton will be awarded in the event Of
| prohibition becoming Law. which as
surance has to q certain extent esaet
their minds on the question Of "vestet
| rights" Their the young men Who TO
/ the fret time are 10 cast their ballots
1 and a considerable numser Of respect
able Conservatives VINO have 0ecoms
dis2usted With he saprems control mo
nop0liss, nep9tism, boodleIsm and msas
| other iniQuItons isms have obtained d
she Rovernment. will vote against to.
| candidates of the1 party. Saeh 81 al
i events 10 oar impression Of the position
the tYo parties nov occupy In OntaFin
and il toe Liberals do not saeeeed il
dividing thai province We shall be dis
appointed.
In Qaebsc tbs issues are NOS 50 va
| Fisd. However tired many OF the peo-
| pie Of that provinces may be of hearins
aboat Riel. there vtll PROFESSIONALLY b
= pile Of voting done 0ssF the question
| IL IL admitted that the result OF she v 2
diet ef the l4ih Of last October viii b.
again repeated. and with greater en-
vhasis. on she 22d inst. That, however
is not the only question that the Frence
are dissatisfisa With. Equaliy repulsivs
10 the booaline aad bfiosFy programme
| Of their formsf leaders ~ the electors OF
that province. lie importers rcaliz
that they are looked upon With snspici0n
BY the Customs Department. The re-
peated seizures and this constant
strainsd relations existing bet seen the
merchants and she authorities is SC
ceVted AZ indicafive 81 how many aFs
| likely 90 MARA thsir bailots. As , & bal
/ fs9 have vsntnred 70 predict tbe ma
isrity Hon. MIR. LAurier will carry with
uim out Of HE native pr0viaee. Al
present u is 81 10 - against hin. To
| change this 10 O Liberal majority, os
| even dividing Of eae number. " q tire
| mend us undertaking, reae rag the
gen.ralship Of Wellington and toe vio
tory Of q Waterloo 70 achieve Il. Bul
those Who profess 70 know say IL will Be
| done.
In Nova Scotia Liberal majority IL
a. conosded- There can be No deny.
| ing the widespread dissatisfaction ore
vailing there. Sir Charles Tapper's ap
peafAnce on the scene Say have .
soothing infeence, bus be cannot stem
the tide thRs hna ST in there. The PEG
pie Of Move scotia are crying fer tread,
and etonsa shr0wn a tbssn vii not be
accepted for the staG Of life. The
struggle wiil be q bitter cue. ~ both
parties are working With might and
main % seecre . victory. A stroae
ssnee there also exists against the
boodleism which has characterized the
GovsEnment IN ifs eoudnct Of public af
fairs for The last Parlianent.
The recent loan Of $500.0oo 10 the
Western Ooanties Railway y undouot-
edly q SOP thrown 10 Nova Scotia 70 In
huanca the vote Of the eiecsaFs. IL h
considered dA9rans case Of 0pen, De
lissFafs bribsrV. TIE spoils are being
divided and Nova 6cotia claims her
share, and sue ests all she wants.
SeU Bguns9iek ID considered By the
Conservatives - safe for . sweep" IN
uhich event there wouid Be sslid con-
tinReney Of q Conservatives. The alb
sur1isy Of tais oalsnlaftaa 4 80 appAF
sus thas the leading press Of Mes
Brunswick do noe notics Il. Al prssent
TIE inaisatioBs ara tkat tue Laeerals
gill can iderahly ineFesse Their sander.
which u nov six 90 ten. Parties in
shis eify. wno are n receipt Of advicss
from tai provinces eaeoEss The state
meat thAt every indirelian pstnts % an
inoreAsed LsberAl santineena from Mes
Brunswick.
Tie Liberals in Prince K1uaFd
Esiand are Fxpartea 10 ~ IN dee festh
e, asd aiss ere detsrSnised 70 maks =
clean sweep. Ihe mere s41tioas and
oool heads OF the party concede one
nan 10 ne Conservatives. In The iAte
Hrnse there were three Liosrais and
thrse Conservatives. A bait Of $500 0p
il 10 rspartsd has ben o9sFed - thai
island q compeussrioa for los clsiEaed
IN csaseqne1ea u the ns1fsldlimsut at
the tsEnns az unisn ID keepsng open IN
iGttrrepseily eommaaisAtian hessssn
The tslA1d and TIE land A cleAa
sws-R therefore w01ld be - great suF-
tsFres and an funFnasahle event.